Document Type
White Paper
Publication Date
4-2023
Abstract
The goal of this White Paper is to provide an overview of Florida’s Baker Act Laws. Additionally, this White Paper will show how the excessive use of Baker Acts in Florida can have harmful effects on children, especially those in the dependency system, and potential solutions to reform the Baker Act process.
Recommended Citation
Kaitlin Gibbs, Florida's Baker Act Laws: How Florida's Excessive Use of Baker Acts Can Be Harmful to Children (Gator TeamChild Juvenile Law Clinic, Working Paper No. 3, 2023), https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/gator-team-child/3.